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Women on the Front Lines

Women have not been allowed to fight in front-line units since 1994, but have been attached to all-male combat troops as photographers, medics, military police…

Once more, with feeling

Just a few months ago in September, I wrote a piece for The Concordian Politics called “Charting a Course”. The gist of the piece was basically the…

Idiocracy

Fox News and MSNBC have something very important in common: people aren’t listening to a word they say. Voter trust in the media is reaching new lows,…

In defense of a general

The swirling controversy surrounding the resignation of the director of the CIA, former four-star general David Petraeus, because of an extramarital affair is extremely perturbing.…

To vote or not to vote?

In 2004, 60.4% of eligible voters cast their vote at the polls, as compared to 54.2% in 2000. In 2008, that number rose yet again,…

Ragnarok for Republicans

The 2012 campaign was supposed to be a nail-biter. Republicans were convinced they had an incumbent in the White House who was vulnerable, both because…

Soldiers of fortune and misfortune

The GI Bill provides a valuable service to those who have provided an invaluable service to America. After World War I, veterans returned home to…

Stamping out hunger

It’s the Dream to move to America, pull oneself up by the bootstraps through hard work and dedication, and eventually get to an ultimate, desired…

The vision thing

Election day is fast approaching. By this time next week Barack Obama will have been elected to a second term or Mitt Romney will have…

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